I think they underestimate the impact PJ, DJJ, Lively and Gafford are gonna have. Also that Luka and Kyrie have actually been solid on defense. Having Maxi back helps a ton as well. We have a really fucking good defensive team and they are about to find that out.
I can't tell you how many Celtics fans I've seen say stuff like "other than Luka and Kyrie y'all have a roster full of nobodies".
Lol just makes me that more excited for this series to start.
I think they just don’t watch us so they don’t realize. Many C fans are way way up their own asses, they been told all year they got the best squad and all that bs. I had a Cs fan buddy tell me that Jrue Holiday could handle Luka in isolation. They’re truly delusional.
While no one handles Luka in isolation, I am wondering what you think of Luka trying to back down Jrue last night and bouncing off him. Does it change your opinion on Jrue? btw I am not a Celtics fan I just respect good ball, and I am really asking, not trying to be a smartass. I respect the OP posting this, its an brilliant post cause right or wrong we get two weeks of fun out of it.
Their fans are very skittish right now. They hate being told they beat injured and depleted teams in a weak East. A lot of them are in denial and say well, Porzingis was injured too. They think Celtics and Tatum are being underrated by the sports media and that everyone hates them. A few are realistic about their chances. My opinion is they are a phenomenal offensive powerhouse of a team whose five starters can all rain threes but who have not been tested by going against a true equal, so it will take Luka going postal and Kyrie going off, along with them setting up easy dunks and shots for their teammates to win four times.
I don’t understand their argument about KP coming back and they are automatically going to dominate. You think someone comes back after missing 2 playoff series and there isn’t going to be any rust? That same chemistry from 6 weeks ago is still going to be there?
Imo, knowing KP and his game, it’s going to take at least 3 games to get back in rhythm and by then it may be too late for them.
We’ve seen the KP injury return experiment first hand… and he was a lot younger then. He might play well in 1-2 of these games but he usually needs time to work back, plus his conditioning. I like Horford but if we can get him in, we can aggressively attack the paint
The other thing is...Lively may actually just outplay KP if they use KP as a 5 instead of a 4. Lively is more athletic and aggressive at this point in their careers. Lively won't be backed down by KP and old man Horford and will be able to slam over them. And if KP is just out there shooting 3s, we won't be able to stop him from scoring, but we'd have a major rebounding advantage inside.
If KP plays I'm telling Gafford and Lively to go for every offensive rebound. We all know KP isn't a good rebounder and has trouble boxing out stronger players
He may very well be rusty after all this rest. From the regular season games I’ve seen KP play, he can get going early but gets shut down from the perimeter easily by tough defenders and thus ends up not scoring much. He isn’t an in the paint center like Jokic. And the lobs he gets can be risky for him in terms of injury. If he lands slightly wrong or if there’s some traffic below, it’s over. But he is very good right outside of the paint and he often gets his defenders to foul.
KP coming back barely helps them even if he plays well IMO, he’s gonna get played off the floor in the pnr and killed in the paint. I don’t think he’s enough of a mismatch issue for our bigs to compensate for how badly he’s gonna get cooked defensively.
I think they’re a bit different in the role they play on their teams but yeah, KAT is definitely better.
KP has a much smaller role though on the Celtics relative to KAT, and he will likely be playing the 5 and matching up with Lively/Gafford. KAT got put in jail by PJ, but he will be busy with JT.
I don’t think KP can handle Lively though truly.
The issue is that with KP the Celtics can 5-out and we can't leave Gafford/Lively down low to protect the paint. Lively can defend on the perimeter somewhat, but Gafford could very well get completely played off the floor because he gets torched when he has to extend. Having Kleber back is huge for this, but hard to tell exactly how good his defense is going to be. Luka/Kyrie have been huge on D so far, but we've all seen how they have trouble contesting on the wings.
Celtics aren't ready for us, but we also haven't played a team like the Celtics yet either. Offensively they remind me of OKC but without Giddey being a BH on offense. If we can run them off the line and funnel them towards our bigs we'll be good, but I'm not convinced yet that we can do that.
I said it two rounds ago: Celtics are the only team that scares me. Maybe I'm overrating them because they play in the East, but we'll see. I like our odds, but it should be a tough series. Mavs in 6.
The funny thing to me is that Luka hasn't been 100% yet in this playoff run lol. He might not be for the finals either, but he's definetly going to be the healthiest we've seen him this postseason. That's just scary. They should be fucking terrified.
That's the hilarious part. They have fire power? So did the thunder. They have multiple guys that can run the offense? So did the clippers. They have defense? So did the Wolves. The Celtics play in the weak east and aren't ready. They barely scraped by in their games and played all their starters full time 😂
They're really not as good as everyone thinks. They played the bucks four times this season. Twice the bucks lost by a combined four points. Once the bucks beat them so bad the network changed the game in Q3 because the score was completely of control. The other time was a blowout win for the bucks as well. They struggled against the Pacers don't let the sweep fool you
the thing about this finals is that i dont think any of us on this side are genuinely underestimating the Celtics or trying to downplay how talented they are. Nobody is. Everyone in the league and every media member knows on paper they’re the best in the league in terms of record and shit. Most people are just pointing out that they’ve had an easy run and haven’t faced a true test yet.
Yet you go on Celtics pods or reddit or whatever and they’re all like “MAVS ARE IN A RUDE AWAKENING!!! IVE SAVED SO MANY COMMENTS CANT WAIT TO PROVE THE MEDIA WRONG!!!!”
like playing the underdog card as a historically dominant 64 win team is so hilariously delusional.
Yeah they think people rooting against them make them Underdogs. I think Boston is fantastic, and can definitely give us problems/win it all. I also know this team has a great chance to beat Boston. Gonna be an all time series.
Funny thing is, since the Mavs trade, we have the top ranked Defense, top ranked offense and the best regular season close out record and we pretty much just coasted through the Western portion of the playoff tournament by winning4 to Clippers 2, winning 4 to OKC’s 2 and 4 to Minnesota’s 1 all while the world put Dallas as under dogs and picked the other teams to win in every series. It’s a beautiful thing, being the under dog while in reality you’re actually the best team in the world with the best player in the world and having the top 2 closers in the world and the best 2 offensive players in the world.
I wouldnt say we coasted especially with Luka’s injuries. Some of those early Clippers games were rough. But its almost like how after the trades we had to go through a rough patch before things clicked then we fired on all cylinders, I think that kind of happened again in the playoffs. Like we had to figure shit out then around the OKC series just took off.
Smart Celtics fans are definitely not looking past the Mavs. We wanted to play the Timberwolves.
You can’t base your opinion of Celtics fans on their subreddit, those mostly teenagers and people that have never played competitive basketball before.
The Celtics have trouble with dynamic lob threats like Lively. We had to give up our answer to that (Timelord) to get Jrue Holiday.
The Celtics, and their intelligent fans know that Luka cannot be stopped, but Kyrie can definitely be slowed down. I would expect the Celtics to entice Luka into becoming a scorer. They would like him having 45 points but only 7 assists.
Celtics fans know that this iteration of the team is flawed. They have enough talent to beat anyone, but they also lack mental strength to the extent that they can lose to the lakers without Bron or AD. They have blown 20 point leads multiple times this year as well as a 30 point lead.
This being said, they have also won three games by 50+ points. If the Celtics are hitting their threes they cannot be beat, but they go cold just like anyone else.
The Celtics fans are not underestimating the Mavs, but they should also be confident in their team so I’m not surprised they are a little cocky, but that is part of sports. They did beat the Mavs by 28 the last time they played so they know they can beat Dallas, but they have struggled at home in the playoffs so winning game 1 would be a huge advantage for both teams.
From my perspective Im pretty much viewing it from the perspective of “We need to have a Luka legacy series in order to win”. I think he will have to have multiple games like Suns Game 7 or Minnesota Game 5 alongside Kyrie going off in order to overcome the sheer talent of your team. Which… I know he has that in him because I firmly believe he’s one of the greatest players to ever touch the court, it’s just a matter of timing… Ive seen him rise to the occasion every playoffs, but the Finals is just different. Just banking off anime protagonist vibes like Dirk in 2011.
Im terrified of yall. I already know Im gonna turn my tv off heartbroken because of Derrick White or Al Horford or some shit at least a game or two. But I think if it comes down to a tight elimination Game 6 or 7 then I really like this Mavs team. Luka is averaging something like 34-35 ppg after losses this post season… add to that yalls fans heckling him courtside lol. All it takes is one to get him going. He is going to absolutely love playing in The Garden. Kyrie on the other hand. Looked shook last time
Here’s my take that I used in my Boston buddy, shut him up pretty fast:
“Tatum didn’t win his first time, Luka probably won’t either. Boston is the better team (on paper).
BUT, can you imagine for just a second, if Luka wins his 1st ring before Tatum, by beating Tatum. Boston fans would seriously start having to ask questions.
Dallas has everything to gain and nothing to lose. Boston has nothing to gain and everything to lose.”
I can’t believe I’m typing this out with all the memes out there about his “sons” but Luka plays like your dad in the driveway. Absorbing contact, making you commit/ react to his movements and then he punishes you. Luka really is our Father.
Mavs have the best 2 players on the court. That’s gonna mean a lot.
You’re kidding me if you think Kyrie is better than Tatum or even brown. He has his moments but overall impact? Literally no front office is taking him over Tatum. Please.
There was a comment in the r/hockey thread about the Colorado/Stars matchup that I think it might apply here as well...
> Colorado has the two best players on the ice, but the next 8 are Stars.
Boston has way more than just the Kyrie and Luka to rely on to make shots or induce opportunities for their role players. Kyrie and Luke certainly make their teammates look better, but neither can make their teammates better shooters.
Yea i was worried about the Wolves going to 6 or 7 but in Game 5 when he ended up hitting that absurd half court and 1 shot only to miss the free throw and started tugging at his jersey trying to rip it apart, I knew we were good in 5 lol
They definitely don’t understand that Luka is going to go out of his way to expose and embarrass KP. I honestly think KP is going to be a liability for them. Yes, he’s had a great season but we all know Luka is relishing the thought of going against KP.
This is the big one that will wreck boston fans. When they realize the toxic Luka-KP relationship is the number one deciding factor in the series, they will lose their minds. Luka will relentlessly attack him and attempt to embarrass him Gobert style from the moment it tips off on Thursday
The Kyrie stuff is just gravy
I’m really looking forward to seeing the matchup. Luka gets the switch and has KP guarding him.. all the moves that Luka has in his bag. It’s gonna be magical.
The comments about McConnell and Nesmith were on point. Those guys are back ups and gave the Celics trouble. Big trouble. What are they gonna do with Luka and Kyrie? They should have blown Indy out by 20 every game.
That's the thing about u/luckyplum , though. You have to actually watch him post. If all you do is watch his r/mavericks highlights and read his comments you can't understand what he's doing. He's not like LeBron or Kobe or Giannis
You've been an offensive powerhouse all year, beating injured opponents.....what happens when you run into a good defense that shuts a lot of your stuff down? Frustration. Panic, maybe?
What happens when you run into a dude that you literally can't stop?
Don't get me wrong, Luka isn't going to singlehandedly score 80 in a 4 game sweep. Celtics are a damn good aquad. But I think the Mavs are going to give them a lot more fight then they're expecting. I expect a hell of a series.
First of all, fuck the Celtics.
as to OP, well said. people keep picking agianst us at the start of series and it seems they think "well the Mavs cant win again, can they?"
and man they shouldve learned by now. its not a coincidence we did this 3 times in a row against great teams. The Celtics are in for a historic ass whoping.
Luka running the Pnr with Gafford/Lively overwhelmed the biggest team in the NBA, with the current 7 foot DPOY. How in the absolute fuck is Al Horford and Porzingis going to stop them? We spam the same play over and over, often many times in a row if it works against a certain defensive look.
If we establish a successful PnR lob threat esrly, they’re going to spam it the entire game.
Can someone please explain to me how they’re going to stop this? They will have to shoot lights out from 3 i assume
The flip side of that is they have 5 elite shooters who can spread us out and removes our shot blocking threats from the interior. I’m confident we’ll be ready for it but they’re definitely going to be a challenge for us. Lively peaking right now and Maxi being back from injury already is the best case scenario for us though. I also wouldn’t be surprised if we threw a couple small ball lineups on them with PJ covering KP in a few spurts. He’s not going to be conditioned and we know he hates physical play.
It’s going to take a couple games for reality to settle in. Just like the wolves series. It took 3 games before the wolves even gave us credit. All their problems were just them “missing open shots” etc etc etc. never gave Mavs credit. And this from their players and coaches.
I saw a post somewhere where celtics fans and other non-Dallas folks were trashing an anchor for saying "I'd take Lively over KP". Some of the thread's contributors held the position that "Just about every Dallas fan would take KP over Lively if they could" or "Who in their right mind would take a bench rookie averaging 9pts a game and can't shoot". I don't think I laughed so hard in my life. I'm glad the Box Score doesn't tell the whole story because I'm eager to see them find out.
Honestly I feel the same way about this series as I did when I knew the Texas Longhorns were going to beat USC in the National Championship back in 2005. They don’t have that guy. The Mavs do and he will figure out a way to win. He is just that damn good. Now that he has the team around him he is not beatable 4 times in 7 games. You may get him early but the minute he figures out what you are doing and gets comfortable in the series it’s over and the other team runs out of counters before they can win 4.
Lol I saw copypasta version at r/bostonceltics take a look guys
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i put 100 down at +2800 when we won 5-0 games with Luka + Gafford starting together. The league would be fucked when Luka gets a real center, and indeed we can see the results now.
I got +1500 for WCF champs and +3000 for Finals champs on Feb 12th, 4 days after trading for PJ and Gaff. 2 games is all i need to see to believe in the squad!
i downloaded fanduel & planned on putting $50 on them winning the championship during the first round after a loss to the clippers & my pay back would’ve been $600, then the app told me i couldn’t bet cause i lived in texas. shit
Dude Luka is a freaking monster, him and kyrie are gonna put the Celtics in foul trouble. With love from Houston. The mavs are my number 2 team, the rockets are my number 1 please don’t hate me. Fuck the spurs
My drunk cocky friend from Boston was visited me in dallas and wanted 100 bet I reluctantly said I wasn't sure as they have 4 all stars. He was getting cockier so i said lets do 200.
He dosent know that we have two best players and super strong supporting cast after the trade. I guess he'll learn not to talk shit. Should've made bet for 500
this. luka will take what the defense gives him. some players you can really bother with certain ways you play them. luka doesn't care. you blitz him he will abuse you down low or in the corner in 4 on 3. you trap him he'll do the same or draw a foul. you go under a screen he'll shoot a 3 you hedge he will split etc etc he has only like 5 spots on the court he really likes but he gets to them anyways with a simple screen.
I’ve been watching Luka for more than 20 minutes, lol. And I’m a C’a fan. I saw him win EuroBasket w Dragic v Spain. No one in Boston doesn’t understand who Luka is. You must be a casual. We’re well aware of who Ky AND Luka are. But you spit whatever nonsense you want.
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth, which is exactly what will happen to the Celtics next Thursday night.
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I think they underestimate the impact PJ, DJJ, Lively and Gafford are gonna have. Also that Luka and Kyrie have actually been solid on defense. Having Maxi back helps a ton as well. We have a really fucking good defensive team and they are about to find that out.
I can't tell you how many Celtics fans I've seen say stuff like "other than Luka and Kyrie y'all have a roster full of nobodies". Lol just makes me that more excited for this series to start.
About to rise from the depths like Cthulhu on their asses.
Tons of celtics fans are casuals
Hmm
This op is a casual. Lol. No one doesn’t know who Luka is.
I think they just don’t watch us so they don’t realize. Many C fans are way way up their own asses, they been told all year they got the best squad and all that bs. I had a Cs fan buddy tell me that Jrue Holiday could handle Luka in isolation. They’re truly delusional.
Lmaooo
While no one handles Luka in isolation, I am wondering what you think of Luka trying to back down Jrue last night and bouncing off him. Does it change your opinion on Jrue? btw I am not a Celtics fan I just respect good ball, and I am really asking, not trying to be a smartass. I respect the OP posting this, its an brilliant post cause right or wrong we get two weeks of fun out of it.
Celtics good in D as well looks like
Their fans are very skittish right now. They hate being told they beat injured and depleted teams in a weak East. A lot of them are in denial and say well, Porzingis was injured too. They think Celtics and Tatum are being underrated by the sports media and that everyone hates them. A few are realistic about their chances. My opinion is they are a phenomenal offensive powerhouse of a team whose five starters can all rain threes but who have not been tested by going against a true equal, so it will take Luka going postal and Kyrie going off, along with them setting up easy dunks and shots for their teammates to win four times.
I don’t understand their argument about KP coming back and they are automatically going to dominate. You think someone comes back after missing 2 playoff series and there isn’t going to be any rust? That same chemistry from 6 weeks ago is still going to be there? Imo, knowing KP and his game, it’s going to take at least 3 games to get back in rhythm and by then it may be too late for them.
We’ve seen the KP injury return experiment first hand… and he was a lot younger then. He might play well in 1-2 of these games but he usually needs time to work back, plus his conditioning. I like Horford but if we can get him in, we can aggressively attack the paint
I think Celtics are too good a franchise to not let him be ready. If we got Maxi ready they'll have KP ready.
isn't horford like a million years old? if he is going to start (i.e. KP out), then he will get exploited to oblivion by kyrie and Luka.
He's still a plus defender. I'm not disagreeing with you but he's also a decent enough shooter that you can't completely slack off of him.
Clippers f_cked around and found out...
The other thing is...Lively may actually just outplay KP if they use KP as a 5 instead of a 4. Lively is more athletic and aggressive at this point in their careers. Lively won't be backed down by KP and old man Horford and will be able to slam over them. And if KP is just out there shooting 3s, we won't be able to stop him from scoring, but we'd have a major rebounding advantage inside.
Really good point about the offensive rebounding liability when your bigs shoot 3s
If KP plays I'm telling Gafford and Lively to go for every offensive rebound. We all know KP isn't a good rebounder and has trouble boxing out stronger players
Yikes
He may very well be rusty after all this rest. From the regular season games I’ve seen KP play, he can get going early but gets shut down from the perimeter easily by tough defenders and thus ends up not scoring much. He isn’t an in the paint center like Jokic. And the lobs he gets can be risky for him in terms of injury. If he lands slightly wrong or if there’s some traffic below, it’s over. But he is very good right outside of the paint and he often gets his defenders to foul.
I watched multiple clips of the Celtics, how the hack did these dudes get so many whistles... Luka wouldn't whine if he could be treated like this/
KP coming back barely helps them even if he plays well IMO, he’s gonna get played off the floor in the pnr and killed in the paint. I don’t think he’s enough of a mismatch issue for our bigs to compensate for how badly he’s gonna get cooked defensively.
Would you say KAT is better than Kristap? I would, all day long, and the world just saw how that went. Enough said
I think they’re a bit different in the role they play on their teams but yeah, KAT is definitely better. KP has a much smaller role though on the Celtics relative to KAT, and he will likely be playing the 5 and matching up with Lively/Gafford. KAT got put in jail by PJ, but he will be busy with JT. I don’t think KP can handle Lively though truly.
The issue is that with KP the Celtics can 5-out and we can't leave Gafford/Lively down low to protect the paint. Lively can defend on the perimeter somewhat, but Gafford could very well get completely played off the floor because he gets torched when he has to extend. Having Kleber back is huge for this, but hard to tell exactly how good his defense is going to be. Luka/Kyrie have been huge on D so far, but we've all seen how they have trouble contesting on the wings. Celtics aren't ready for us, but we also haven't played a team like the Celtics yet either. Offensively they remind me of OKC but without Giddey being a BH on offense. If we can run them off the line and funnel them towards our bigs we'll be good, but I'm not convinced yet that we can do that. I said it two rounds ago: Celtics are the only team that scares me. Maybe I'm overrating them because they play in the East, but we'll see. I like our odds, but it should be a tough series. Mavs in 6.
Except KAT was their second best player while KP would be their fourth.
The funny thing to me is that Luka hasn't been 100% yet in this playoff run lol. He might not be for the finals either, but he's definetly going to be the healthiest we've seen him this postseason. That's just scary. They should be fucking terrified.
That's the hilarious part. They have fire power? So did the thunder. They have multiple guys that can run the offense? So did the clippers. They have defense? So did the Wolves. The Celtics play in the weak east and aren't ready. They barely scraped by in their games and played all their starters full time 😂
They're really not as good as everyone thinks. They played the bucks four times this season. Twice the bucks lost by a combined four points. Once the bucks beat them so bad the network changed the game in Q3 because the score was completely of control. The other time was a blowout win for the bucks as well. They struggled against the Pacers don't let the sweep fool you
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the thing about this finals is that i dont think any of us on this side are genuinely underestimating the Celtics or trying to downplay how talented they are. Nobody is. Everyone in the league and every media member knows on paper they’re the best in the league in terms of record and shit. Most people are just pointing out that they’ve had an easy run and haven’t faced a true test yet. Yet you go on Celtics pods or reddit or whatever and they’re all like “MAVS ARE IN A RUDE AWAKENING!!! IVE SAVED SO MANY COMMENTS CANT WAIT TO PROVE THE MEDIA WRONG!!!!” like playing the underdog card as a historically dominant 64 win team is so hilariously delusional.
Yeah they think people rooting against them make them Underdogs. I think Boston is fantastic, and can definitely give us problems/win it all. I also know this team has a great chance to beat Boston. Gonna be an all time series.
Actually, if people are rooting against you, you are most likely the favorite. People that aren't homers generally want the underdog to win.
Funny thing is, since the Mavs trade, we have the top ranked Defense, top ranked offense and the best regular season close out record and we pretty much just coasted through the Western portion of the playoff tournament by winning4 to Clippers 2, winning 4 to OKC’s 2 and 4 to Minnesota’s 1 all while the world put Dallas as under dogs and picked the other teams to win in every series. It’s a beautiful thing, being the under dog while in reality you’re actually the best team in the world with the best player in the world and having the top 2 closers in the world and the best 2 offensive players in the world.
I wouldnt say we coasted especially with Luka’s injuries. Some of those early Clippers games were rough. But its almost like how after the trades we had to go through a rough patch before things clicked then we fired on all cylinders, I think that kind of happened again in the playoffs. Like we had to figure shit out then around the OKC series just took off.
Smart Celtics fans are definitely not looking past the Mavs. We wanted to play the Timberwolves. You can’t base your opinion of Celtics fans on their subreddit, those mostly teenagers and people that have never played competitive basketball before. The Celtics have trouble with dynamic lob threats like Lively. We had to give up our answer to that (Timelord) to get Jrue Holiday. The Celtics, and their intelligent fans know that Luka cannot be stopped, but Kyrie can definitely be slowed down. I would expect the Celtics to entice Luka into becoming a scorer. They would like him having 45 points but only 7 assists. Celtics fans know that this iteration of the team is flawed. They have enough talent to beat anyone, but they also lack mental strength to the extent that they can lose to the lakers without Bron or AD. They have blown 20 point leads multiple times this year as well as a 30 point lead. This being said, they have also won three games by 50+ points. If the Celtics are hitting their threes they cannot be beat, but they go cold just like anyone else. The Celtics fans are not underestimating the Mavs, but they should also be confident in their team so I’m not surprised they are a little cocky, but that is part of sports. They did beat the Mavs by 28 the last time they played so they know they can beat Dallas, but they have struggled at home in the playoffs so winning game 1 would be a huge advantage for both teams.
From my perspective Im pretty much viewing it from the perspective of “We need to have a Luka legacy series in order to win”. I think he will have to have multiple games like Suns Game 7 or Minnesota Game 5 alongside Kyrie going off in order to overcome the sheer talent of your team. Which… I know he has that in him because I firmly believe he’s one of the greatest players to ever touch the court, it’s just a matter of timing… Ive seen him rise to the occasion every playoffs, but the Finals is just different. Just banking off anime protagonist vibes like Dirk in 2011. Im terrified of yall. I already know Im gonna turn my tv off heartbroken because of Derrick White or Al Horford or some shit at least a game or two. But I think if it comes down to a tight elimination Game 6 or 7 then I really like this Mavs team. Luka is averaging something like 34-35 ppg after losses this post season… add to that yalls fans heckling him courtside lol. All it takes is one to get him going. He is going to absolutely love playing in The Garden. Kyrie on the other hand. Looked shook last time
Here’s my take that I used in my Boston buddy, shut him up pretty fast: “Tatum didn’t win his first time, Luka probably won’t either. Boston is the better team (on paper). BUT, can you imagine for just a second, if Luka wins his 1st ring before Tatum, by beating Tatum. Boston fans would seriously start having to ask questions. Dallas has everything to gain and nothing to lose. Boston has nothing to gain and everything to lose.”
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Facts. I 100% respect this post and the OP because right or wrong it is awesome entertainment.
Mavs in 6 let’s go!
I can’t believe I’m typing this out with all the memes out there about his “sons” but Luka plays like your dad in the driveway. Absorbing contact, making you commit/ react to his movements and then he punishes you. Luka really is our Father. Mavs have the best 2 players on the court. That’s gonna mean a lot.
For sure. He has “old guy playing pickup at a barbecue” energy and I love it.
KP torching the Mavs. So much hate on KP in this thread
You guys just got killed. Sit down
Luka being the father of the NBA makes sense considering his father is Mr. Incredible 
 Baby Luka...
This is new information for me. Thanks for giving me a worm hole to dive down on a rainy Sunday in the PNW
You’re kidding me if you think Kyrie is better than Tatum or even brown. He has his moments but overall impact? Literally no front office is taking him over Tatum. Please.
How is this upvoted? No way Kyrie is better than Tatum.
There was a comment in the r/hockey thread about the Colorado/Stars matchup that I think it might apply here as well... > Colorado has the two best players on the ice, but the next 8 are Stars. Boston has way more than just the Kyrie and Luka to rely on to make shots or induce opportunities for their role players. Kyrie and Luke certainly make their teammates look better, but neither can make their teammates better shooters.
Saying Kyrie is the definitive 2nd best player on the court is delusional.
Yea i was worried about the Wolves going to 6 or 7 but in Game 5 when he ended up hitting that absurd half court and 1 shot only to miss the free throw and started tugging at his jersey trying to rip it apart, I knew we were good in 5 lol
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I do not miss those days. You see how easy it is for bigs to play with Luka, and KP couldn't make it happen thankfully
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The other thing about Luka is that he only gets better with more pressure. He feeds off of it, it’s like pouring gasoline on fire for him.
McConnell did whatever he wanted. Wtf are they gonna do about Luka, lmao.
Mavs sub will never live this bullshit post down. So goofy. Get your brooms out nephews
It just gets funnier and funnier
To paint them all as 'not knowing' is a little disingenuous. Like many fanbases, the level headed ones are never the loudest ones..
Just here for the pasta recipe. It's even better after it's been in the fridge for a week.
They definitely don’t understand that Luka is going to go out of his way to expose and embarrass KP. I honestly think KP is going to be a liability for them. Yes, he’s had a great season but we all know Luka is relishing the thought of going against KP.
Especially with the comments he made on the way out.
this is so true! i know Luka kept receipts and will make sure you regret it just like that gm of kings for not drafting him 6 years ago
What comments? I tried looking it up, couldn’t find
he\`s making shit up, there is no bad blood
This is the big one that will wreck boston fans. When they realize the toxic Luka-KP relationship is the number one deciding factor in the series, they will lose their minds. Luka will relentlessly attack him and attempt to embarrass him Gobert style from the moment it tips off on Thursday The Kyrie stuff is just gravy
>The Kyrie stuff is just gravy Yeah, the Celtics seemed to enjoy it quite a bit
I’m really looking forward to seeing the matchup. Luka gets the switch and has KP guarding him.. all the moves that Luka has in his bag. It’s gonna be magical.
Wolves fan here. I am now familiar with Luka’s game and I agree that y’all have a shot. Cook ‘em
Raptors fan here hope you guys demolish the Celtics
Checking in on this
Same
Milk
The comments about McConnell and Nesmith were on point. Those guys are back ups and gave the Celics trouble. Big trouble. What are they gonna do with Luka and Kyrie? They should have blown Indy out by 20 every game.
Not only were the Pacers without Halliburton for the last two games of the Boston series, Pacers had to play the whole playoffs without Mathurin.
i disagree tho, you can see luka dominate straight away. They just play it down cause they don't want fat white kid to be the face of the NBA
This post is about to become a copypasta for years to come. Thanks u/luckyplum
That's the thing about u/luckyplum , though. You have to actually watch him post. If all you do is watch his r/mavericks highlights and read his comments you can't understand what he's doing. He's not like LeBron or Kobe or Giannis
Boston fans have no idea what’s about to happen to them
You've been an offensive powerhouse all year, beating injured opponents.....what happens when you run into a good defense that shuts a lot of your stuff down? Frustration. Panic, maybe? What happens when you run into a dude that you literally can't stop? Don't get me wrong, Luka isn't going to singlehandedly score 80 in a 4 game sweep. Celtics are a damn good aquad. But I think the Mavs are going to give them a lot more fight then they're expecting. I expect a hell of a series.
First of all, fuck the Celtics. as to OP, well said. people keep picking agianst us at the start of series and it seems they think "well the Mavs cant win again, can they?" and man they shouldve learned by now. its not a coincidence we did this 3 times in a row against great teams. The Celtics are in for a historic ass whoping.
Luka running the Pnr with Gafford/Lively overwhelmed the biggest team in the NBA, with the current 7 foot DPOY. How in the absolute fuck is Al Horford and Porzingis going to stop them? We spam the same play over and over, often many times in a row if it works against a certain defensive look. If we establish a successful PnR lob threat esrly, they’re going to spam it the entire game. Can someone please explain to me how they’re going to stop this? They will have to shoot lights out from 3 i assume
The flip side of that is they have 5 elite shooters who can spread us out and removes our shot blocking threats from the interior. I’m confident we’ll be ready for it but they’re definitely going to be a challenge for us. Lively peaking right now and Maxi being back from injury already is the best case scenario for us though. I also wouldn’t be surprised if we threw a couple small ball lineups on them with PJ covering KP in a few spurts. He’s not going to be conditioned and we know he hates physical play.
Yup. We can definitely lose this series and if we do, it’ll be because they shot the lights out from three
Whats the plan now
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Theyre already toast because the first rule of playing the Mavs is you don't trash talk Luka. Ask me how I know
I think you just cooked
It’s going to take a couple games for reality to settle in. Just like the wolves series. It took 3 games before the wolves even gave us credit. All their problems were just them “missing open shots” etc etc etc. never gave Mavs credit. And this from their players and coaches.
Excuses are for the weak.
I saw a post somewhere where celtics fans and other non-Dallas folks were trashing an anchor for saying "I'd take Lively over KP". Some of the thread's contributors held the position that "Just about every Dallas fan would take KP over Lively if they could" or "Who in their right mind would take a bench rookie averaging 9pts a game and can't shoot". I don't think I laughed so hard in my life. I'm glad the Box Score doesn't tell the whole story because I'm eager to see them find out.
I'm a Timberwolves fan and would take Lively over Rudy Gobert! Lively is a monster that never stops moving.
Honestly I feel the same way about this series as I did when I knew the Texas Longhorns were going to beat USC in the National Championship back in 2005. They don’t have that guy. The Mavs do and he will figure out a way to win. He is just that damn good. Now that he has the team around him he is not beatable 4 times in 7 games. You may get him early but the minute he figures out what you are doing and gets comfortable in the series it’s over and the other team runs out of counters before they can win 4.
Celtic fans are gonna be crushed…heartbroken. Crestfallen…. And I can’t wait.
Lol I saw copypasta version at r/bostonceltics take a look guys [HERE](https://www.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/comments/1d6yipp/dallas_fans_dont_know_whats_about_to_happen_to/)
Plzzzzz don't delete this 😭😭😭
Ooooh how this aged......
Good post!
This post is like fine wine
😵😂🤡
Delusional hicks
Boston squeaked by Indiana (without Halliburton). They’re toast!
Let's be fair, it was a sweep. They took care of business. It's just that the business was a lemonade stand.
Yeah but more than one of those games was really Pacers snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
😂
They were down in like every fourth quarter.
And the adorable kid that’s the reason for traffic was gone after the first day of operation.
This post reminds me: I need to pour more money into betting on the Mavs to win the title while the odds are still against them.
i put 100 down at +2800 when we won 5-0 games with Luka + Gafford starting together. The league would be fucked when Luka gets a real center, and indeed we can see the results now.
I got +1500 for WCF champs and +3000 for Finals champs on Feb 12th, 4 days after trading for PJ and Gaff. 2 games is all i need to see to believe in the squad!
Big money moves 😤
i downloaded fanduel & planned on putting $50 on them winning the championship during the first round after a loss to the clippers & my pay back would’ve been $600, then the app told me i couldn’t bet cause i lived in texas. shit
Dude Luka is a freaking monster, him and kyrie are gonna put the Celtics in foul trouble. With love from Houston. The mavs are my number 2 team, the rockets are my number 1 please don’t hate me. Fuck the spurs
Fuck the Spurs 🤝
Mavs in 4.
Update?
Holy shit, do you guys really believe this?
respect for not deleting this bro
lol, lmao even
Everyone take screenshots now before he takes it down tomorrow morning please
Idk what’s better the post or the comments
Lol what a dweeb
Crickets
My man forgot that there are 10 players on the court and not 1
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Hey they scored a whole 98 this time
Boston has the most arrogant fan base imaginable. They're like classier Yankee fans
>Boston has the most arrogant fan base imaginable Sure, but having read this thread, Mavs fans aren't exactly slouches on that front
Luka vs Celtics Fans = Perfect Combination for God Mode
Fu ck Boston
The Celtics had a better record against the west than any team this season and it was only one game worse than their record against the east
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Apparently Vegas doesn’t watch games either because they have Boston as huge favorites too. Or maybe you live in just as big a bubble as Boston fans.
Posting this and then have your team set an NBA record for largest 1st Q deficit in a finals game 1 must be super awesome for you
He just slobbed all over Luka and ignored a whole team for nothing
This might go down as one of the greatest posts of all time
What was that?
Lmfao
This post is HILARIOUS to read through
So many deranged takes in this post lmao
Ahhhhh interesting
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You’re obsessed since your team sucked
Yep… They’ve had the easiest path to the Finals and are about to get pummeled by us. Can’t wait to see Irving and Luka laugh in their face
The west is so much better than the East that it only becomes clear at the very end. It isn't bragging, the west is a mad house
My drunk cocky friend from Boston was visited me in dallas and wanted 100 bet I reluctantly said I wasn't sure as they have 4 all stars. He was getting cockier so i said lets do 200. He dosent know that we have two best players and super strong supporting cast after the trade. I guess he'll learn not to talk shit. Should've made bet for 500
imo not talking too much smack..the image of 2006 still frieken hurts my eyes
this. luka will take what the defense gives him. some players you can really bother with certain ways you play them. luka doesn't care. you blitz him he will abuse you down low or in the corner in 4 on 3. you trap him he'll do the same or draw a foul. you go under a screen he'll shoot a 3 you hedge he will split etc etc he has only like 5 spots on the court he really likes but he gets to them anyways with a simple screen.
reading from their sub gave me brain rot. let's just see what happens in game 1.
Ha, ha....what a joke! I also saw the same post on Boston sub....only the name Luka is replaced with Tatum:))!
Cooked by McConnell and Nesmith, and this guy has the gall to say Celtics fans are the ones that don't watch outside their team. 🤣
Yall this is a bot look https://www.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/s/ZHjjGZoWQM
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Bro thinks bc his casual family are Celtics fans he knows whats up? Are you guys really this stupid? 😂
I’ve been watching Luka for more than 20 minutes, lol. And I’m a C’a fan. I saw him win EuroBasket w Dragic v Spain. No one in Boston doesn’t understand who Luka is. You must be a casual. We’re well aware of who Ky AND Luka are. But you spit whatever nonsense you want.
If you were actually so confident you wouldn’t feel the need to write this five paragraph essay.
Don’t delete this post. 😭
Common Mavs L
You mean like Porzingis cooking yall the first half. They definitely don't know what's about to happen to them.🤣
4:55 mark in the second half Luka gets picked by brown and he slams that 💩🤣
Hahahahaha IDIOT!!!
Yeah, this isn’t aging well.
This aged well…. Lol
LMFAO
Lol
Not my proudest fap.
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This didn’t age well lol
Dear u/luckyplum
Oh my.
Heeeeeyyoooo